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United StatesThe chance of a nuclear or biological attack on a major world city in the next five years is now much greater, a US report warns.
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ZimbabweWhy a Zimbabwe diamond mine was suddenly deserted
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BoliviaBolivia's president welcomes a report describing the killing of 20 people in September as a politically-charged massacre.
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ChinaThe Dalai Lama urges the European Union to stand firm on human rights to protect the interests of the Chinese people.
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CanadaCanadian PM Stephen Harper says he will use "every legal means" to block an opposition plan to topple his government.
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Canada, United StatesTraditionalist Anglicans formally announce that they are setting up a new Church in the US and Canada.
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United StatesUnions pledge concessions to help US carmakers secure the state aid needed to survive, as bosses go to Congress.
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AustraliaA fifth boat in two months is found carrying a group of suspected asylum seekers toward Australia.
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United StatesUS rapper Lil' Wayne is nominated for eight Grammy awards, while Coldplay follow with seven mentions on the shortlist.
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JapanJapan's Nippon Oil is merging with Nippon Mining Holding in an attempt to weather falling oil prices and weak demand.
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SwitzerlandTroubled Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse says it is shedding another 5,300 jobs from its workforce.
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Pakistan, United StatesUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urges Pakistan to take a "tough line" on terrorism after arriving in Islamabad.
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United KingdomHow exile communities wield power from the UK
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United KingdomSomalis in UK send money, war and peace back home
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AustraliaAustralia captain Ricky Ponting is given the all-clear after consulting a surgeon about his wrist injury.
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United States, 
MexicoThe US frees $197m to help Mexico fight drugs cartels, as reports say drug-related killings reach 5,000 this year.
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ThailandThailand's international airport slowly restarts operations, as politicians and the public await a birthday speech by the King.
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Guinea-Bissau, 
GuineaA man accused of plotting the attack on the Guinea-Bissau leader's home is detained.
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Aruba, AustraliaPoliticians in New South Wales, Australia, could be breathalysed before voting amid reports of bad behaviour by MPs.
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RussiaPM Vladimir Putin warns Russia of tough economic times ahead in a nationwide question-and-answer broadcast.
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ZimbabweAuthorities in Zimbabwe declare a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 500 people a national emergency, state media reports.
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Israel, 
West BankIsraeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak meets settler leaders over a disputed building s in the West Bank city of Hebron.
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Argentina, 
SpainArgentina's lower house of Congress approve a bill to seize back the country's biggest airline from its Spanish owners.
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IndiaIndian authorities put three major airports on high alert after a threat of possible militant attacks.
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ChinaThe Dalai Lama makes a speech to EU MPs, but China is angry at his European tour and threatens consequences for trade.
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United StatesPakistan's president tells the US secretary of state he will take "strong action" against anyone linked to the attacks in Mumbai.
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SudanA Sudan minister accused of war crimes dismisses the charges as part of a re-colonisation plot.
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ThailandThailand's crown prince says his father is "a little sick" and not able to give his traditional speech on the eve of his 81st birthday.
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United KingdomThe Bank of England has cut interest rates by one percentage point from 3% to 2%, their lowest level since 1951.
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United KingdomKeeping the DNA of two Britons with no convictions was a breach of their human rights, a European court rules.
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CameroonAn asylum seeker who fled her African homeland is awarded £38,000 damages for unlawful detention.
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United States, ChinaSenior US officials are in China for economic talks, an event overshadowed by the global financial crisis.
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AfghanistanThe body of the first president of Afghanistan, Mohammad Daud Khan, is identified three decades after he was killed in a coup.
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West BankThe new face of the West Bank's 'martyr's capital'
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SomaliaSomalia is in danger of sliding into famine as the world focuses on piracy off its coast, the Red Cross warns.
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AfghanistanA double suicide attack leaves at least five people dead in the south-eastern Afghan town of Khost, officials say.
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FranceFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy unveils a 26bn-euro ($33bn, £23bn) stimulus plan to help France fend off financial crisis.
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India, United KingdomEngland captain Kevin Pietersen says he did not have to persuade any of his Test squad to return to India following the Mumbai terror attack.
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RussiaRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he will wait until 2012 to decide whether to run again for the presidency.
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United KingdomThe mother of a British schoolgirl, who reported her missing sparking a massive hunt, is convicted of kidnapping her.
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IndiaRelations with India strained in wake of the Mumbai attacks
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NigeriaA self-proclaimed "bishop" who claimed to have killed 110 child 'witches' is arrested in Nigeria.
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Kenya, ZimbabwePower-sharing in Zimbabwe is dead and Africa must unite to oust President Mugabe, says Kenya's prime minister.
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IraqTwo suspected suicide car bombers hit the Iraqi city of Falluja killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens, police say.
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Israel, 
Gaza StripIsrael allows some humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, easing the blockade of the Hamas-controlled Palestinian territory.
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SomaliaStudent doctors graduate in the Somali capital for the first time in nearly two decades.
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United StatesA US Congresswoman hangs up the phone on President-elect Barack Obama, thinking the call is a hoax.
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ChinaChinese authorities ban lip-synching from the nation's biggest TV show after the Beijing Olympics miming controversy.
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FijiTwo years on, are elections in Fiji any closer?
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Iraq, United KingdomA British soldier has died in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence says.
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Sri LankaA breakaway Tamil Tiger faction which supports Sri Lanka's government agrees to end child recruitment, the UN says.
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United StatesThe US space agency (Nasa) has delayed the launch of its Mars Science Laboratory rover mission from 2009 to 2011.
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TurkeyA Turkish court jails Kurdish politician Leyla Zana for 10 years for spreading propaganda for the Kurdish rebel PKK.
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Iraq, United StatesSixteen American soldiers who served in Iraq accuse defense contractor KBR of knowingly exposing them to a toxic chemical.
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United StatesA US police chief is among those indicted for involuntary manslaughter after an eight-year-old boy accidentally shoots himself.
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Antarctica, ArgentinaA cruise ship carrying 122 people has run aground on the Antarctic coast, the Argentine navy reports.
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CubaRicardo Gonzalez Alfonso is one of several journalists to receive press freedom awards from a major rights group.
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Czech RepublicAston Villa fall to a shock loss to MSK Zilina but still reach the Uefa Cup's last 32, thanks to Hamburg's victory over Slavia Prague.
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IranSunni militants killed 16 police officers captured in south-eastern Iran in June, the authorities confirm.
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IndiaThe Indian authorities strongly deny reports of a shooting incident at Delhi's main international airport.
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CanadaCanadian PM Stephen Harper secures a suspension of parliament, saving him from defeat in a confidence vote.
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PakistanThe school some call a Pakistani militant camp
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BurmaA Burmese dissident comedian jailed for 59 years is moved to a prison in the remote north of the country, says his family.
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Spain, 
MoroccoA Moroccan man gets 10 years in prison for links to the group that carried out the 2004 Madrid bombings, killing 191 people.
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UruguayUruguayan President Tabare Vazquez resigns as head of the Socialist Party amid a row over his vetoing of a abortion bill.
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